He’s true comic legend.

And audiences will be left thinking ‘how tickled I am’ when veteran comedian, Ken Dodd, takes to the stage in Milnsbridge as part of a bumper fundraising event.

The fast and furious one liners of one of the country’s most-loved comedians will make it an afternoon to remember at The Elms in New Street on November 15, when he turns up to support terminal ovarian cancer sufferer Jill Moorhouse’s Auction of Hope campaign to raise money to improve counselling services.

Driven to find as much money as possible for the village’s branch of United Churches Healing Ministry Organisation, she hopes it will allow them to help more people like herself to talk about their worries and learn vital coping mechanisms.

Ken will do his bit for the good cause in the run up to the launch of the auction, in which dozens of luxury items will be on offer to the highest bidder.

Jill, 48, said: “It was awesome to hear that he is going to come and it means a lot.

“It should be a great event and I’m really looking forward to it.”

Jill has been visiting the centre’s trained counsellors for over one year, after doctors told her in 2012 that she only had in between 18 months and two years to live.

The money raised will be used by the organisation to help create a safe space for its most vulnerable community members and convert a balcony area into a conference room which will support larger groups of training sessions.

Jill said: “They have helped me put things into perspective and given me the strength and stability that taught me how to overcome certain barriers in my day-to-day life.

“Going there also gives people time to think and reflect, which helps to implement changes.”

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Entry to the auction will cost £1 and will include a free raffle ticket.

Anyone who would like to make a donation to be auctioned off at the event should email Jill at uchmfundraising@gmail.com or call UCHM 01484 461098.

10 of Ken Dodd’s Best Jokes

I have kleptomania but when it gets bad, I take something for it.

What a beautiful day for sticking a cucumber through someone’s letterbox and shouting, “Help, help, the Martians have landed!

5 out of every 3 people have trouble understanding fractions.

Just read a book about Stockholm Syndrome, it started off badly but by the end I really liked it.

So it turns out that if you bang two halves of a horse together, it doesn’t make the sound of a coconut.

A quick gag for all you telepaths out there…

Did you hear about the shrimp that went to the prawn’s cocktail party? He pulled a mussel.

How many men does it take to change a toilet roll? Nobody knows – it’s never been done before.

I told the Inland Revenue I didn’t owe them a penny because I lived near the seaside.

I’ve seen a topless lady ventriloquist. No one has ever seen her lips move.